RENO, Nev. — Despite a veritable mountain of rocks and huge boulders that’s made grading difficult, site work is well underway at WestLook, the latest multifamily project for S3 Development.
WestLook will feature 192 garden-style units spread across nine three-story buildings plus a clubhouse. Residents will be able to park in front of their doors or in garages. The project will cost upwards of $40 million, says S3 chief executive officer Blake Smith.
Aspen Earthworks began mass grading in December, and bulldozers soon uncovered so many boulders that Aspen had to bring in a crusher to process the rocks.
“We had no idea we had this much rock out here,” Smith told the NNBW during an interview in mid-January. “But we are taking a negative and turning it into a positive — they will crush the rocks, and it will be used for base (material) in the foundations and as riprap on some of the tighter slopes (for erosion control).”
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